Deal Announced September 23
Darden Restaurants shares slid roughly 6 percent after the company's fiscal first quarter 2027 revenue fell short ofWall Streetexpectations, even thoughEarnings Per Shareof USD 2.05 rose year over year. The mismatch between aBottom Linebeat and aTop Linemiss suggestsMarginmanagement helped offset softer than expected sales …
DigitalBridge said on September 22, 2026 that it had cleared every regulatory approval needed to complete its acquisition by SoftBank Group, months after stockholders had already backed the deal at an April 23, 2026 vote. With both stockholder and regulatory approval now in hand, …
Barry Diller's media and entertainment holding company, People Inc., had spent months pursuing full control of MGM Resorts before pulling its offer on September 23. The proposal, valued at approximately USD 18 billion and pegged at USD 48.30 a share, had given the stock …
At a special meeting on September 23, 2026, Bio-Techne shareholders voted to approve the merger agreement under which Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany will acquire the company. The approval was the last major condition standing between the deal's June 2026 signing and its completion, following …
Iridium stockholders voted to approve Rocket Lab's acquisition agreement at a special meeting held September 24, 2026, roughly three months after the deal was first announced on June 29, 2026. The approval clears one of the two major remaining conditions to closing, alongside continued …
Zymeworks completed its acquisition of Theravance Biopharma on September 23, 2026, after first agreeing to the deal in late June 2026. The all cash transaction was valued at approximately USD 929 million, with Zymeworks paying USD 17.00 per share for Theravance shares, a price …
On September 21, 2026, Paramount Skydance reached a settlement with a coalition of state attorneys general and a union that had filed suit to block itsAcquisitionof Warner Bros. Discovery. The litigation had centered on concerns about media concentration following the Paramount and Skydance MediaMergercompleted …
Select Water Solutions announced a definitive agreement to acquire Pilot Water Solutions, a Delaware Basin-focused produced water infrastructure operator, in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately USD 700 million. Shares of Select Water rose as much as 28 percent following the announcement, one of …
Costco closed out fiscal 2026 with fourth quarter revenue of approximately USD 95.7 billion, exceedingWall Streetestimates. Comparable sales growth came in the high single to low double digit range, with one figure citing growth of about 9.4 percent, as theWarehouseretailer continued to benefit from …